... LONG EATON, MONDAY. In consequence of the long-continued drought, the navigation of the river Trent has in many places been con- siderably impeded. From Wednesday last up to the pre- sent time, upwards of 250 boats, have grounded upon Thrumpton shoal ; and such is the amount of gravel in one spot, and the new weed (Anacharis alsinastrum) in another, that several boats have remained firmly ...

... ,UpLSRsL7uCTIvE FIRE AT ENASAIAiM. 0 A fire of great magnitude oenurred at the village of Enshalnl, about six miles ftom Oxford, on the Gloucester and Cheltenham road, in tle afternoon of Thursday, by which corn birk, Iouses, and thatched cottages and farm propel ty, amountinig in value to ruany tlousands of pouinds, belongling to tbe Messrs. Druce (fitlier and sots), tie ngricillturitst, and ...

... [moOt1 OUR, OWN COUIRESPONDUNT.] DU BLIN, SATUPIDAY EVEINING. Active preparations are mrade in this city, and generally throughout the country, for the sitmulka- ileouis collection in aid of the funds of the Roman Catholic University, which is to take place to?- morrow (Sunday) in all the Roman Catholic Churches. The Freeman'sc' ,Townal Contains a, pastoral from. Archbishop M'Hale, dated, St ...

... SCO TLAND. jFRO?1 OUlt OWN COinnESPONDENT.1 EDINBURGH, SEPT. 30. The Convocation of the laity of the diocese of Moray and Roes, to which I so recently referred, was held at Inverness onl the 20th instant. At eleven o'ilock on that day the Litany was said by the hish op's ch aplaili, arid the Holy Comminunion was udrriinistered. Thereafter thre bishop conlsti- tuted the Convocation in the uame ...

... M E: ,*i . ?? . ?? ATTACK N SERASTOPOL. Despatehes from the seat of war have been 'received in London. ' They aregiven below. - E : I S- n The first of these despatches is that communicated by the Duke of Newcustle on Sunday; anothei purports 'tohe the substance of a despatch from Marsial St. Ariiaud and Lord Raglan;te Omar Pasha - The'disemj~arkgtion com- menced at a point called, in- Mr. ...

... THE GARDEN.-By MmL GLey. SEASONABLE GARDI)M G. So long as severe frost-such as will kill down geraniums and verbenas in the flower garden, and scarlet beaus in the kitchen garden-keeps off, so long will the directions of the last week or two apply to the requirements in both places. For one cannot reconcile oneself to the loss of flowers and ve- getables so desirable in themselves. With regard ...

... fhy_ - 1 . * , . . flie following notices have been issued from the War-office: LISTs or KILLED AND WOUNDED.-In order as early as possible to relieve the minds of the relatives of soldiers now serving in the ex- pedition against Sebastopol, the Secretary-at-War will cause to be in- serted in the ' London Gazette' the names of such non-commissioned officers and soldiers, as well as of officers, ...

... L OND ON, SA TURDA Y, OCT. 7. LOaD STRATFORD DE REDCLIFrE'S despatch of the 30th ult. leaves a gap of a whole week in the history of the operations ot the Allied Armies in the Crimea. His previous despatch left them on the heights above the Alma on the 20th September, just after they had driven back the Russians. His present despatch takes them up at Bala C lava, on the 28tb, just after they ...

... ASKING FOR THE SOLDIERS' WIDOWS AND CHILDREN-A £20,000 FUND. (tOoa A COnRESPONtDUNT.) MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, JULY 20. a The Queen of 'the South arrived on June 21,) with our new Governor on board. He landed the follow- a ing day, and a grand day it was. Great things are ex- 1 peoled of Sir Charles Hotham. Poor La Troba (the harm- d lesg and useless), ex-governor, left very quietly; we scarcely t ...

... _ I g9 | MORNING CHRONICLE OFFICE, e-. Saturday, 12 45 p.m. lit THE CRIMEA. DEATH OF MARSHAL ST. ARNAUD. C,_ FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, OP e, THIS DAY, OCTOBER 7. A War Department, Oct. 7, 1854. or His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has this day received a letter of which the following is a copy, ie enclosing, by direction of the Earl of Olarendon, a copy of a telegraphic despatch ...

... MET ROPOLI2YA N COMMISSION OF SE IIrE'RS. nily- was A specinl meeting of the meetropolitant conamissionlets of I the sewers was held yesterday at their offices, in Greek-street, ,era- Sobo ;Mr. Jebb in the chair. Thle other commis8sioners rage present were Colonel Daweon, Mr. T. Hawes, Mr. J. Hawk IC'St sbaw, Mr. G. S. Smith, and Mfr. L. Redhead. Was, Tke SECICETAUC (Mr. Woolrych) reported ...

... |SYMPTOMS OF HOW MATTERS STAND IN I RUSSIA. It is at all times notoriously difficult to obtain any, trustworthy information as to the real state of affais in Russia. At present, even more than wonted care- is taken to prevent the least drop of truth from osz. ing out. But facts, full of meaning, will occasionally transpire, let the Russian authorities do their utmost. Thus, a communication to ...